The Solar Numbers Aren’t Lying. Your Government Is.

The government has painted a big bullseye on solar power. 

They’ve got it in their sights. They want the renewable energy target (RET) repealed and they’ll do just about anything to make that happen.

Well, anything but come right out and say, “We’re against renewable energy because because we want to protect the fat wallets of our buddies in Big Energy”.

No, they can’t bring themselves to be that honest.

Instead, they’ve engaged in an almost comical game. A game where they attempt to justify their solar enmity with numbers.

The problem, of course, is that numbers don’t lie.

The government commissioned ACIL Allen to provide economic modelling on the future of the RET.

ACIL Allen ran their modelling based on assumptions that favored non-renewable energy (for example, that gas prices will FALL between now and 2016 and then stay at those prices until 2040!).

But even with the assumptions biased against solar, the numbers refused to lie for the administration. The modellers had to admit that…

• the more renewable energy you deploy the cheaper electricity becomes for all consumers
• the less renewable energy you deploy the more expensive energy becomes for all consumers 

So, since the numbers wouldn’t lie for them, they had to explain why their own models could not be trusted.

It was as if they were saying, “The numbers won’t lie, so we’ll have to do it for them”

What does all this mean to you, the homeowner?

Just one thing: When an administration is so dead-set on a particular action that they’ll deny the validity of their OWN NUMBERS to justify it, you know you’re in trouble.

So, chances are, the RET is dead in the water. And when that happens, the INITIAL investment in solar power will get a lot more expensive.

If you don’t invest in solar power before the RET is scrapped or reduced, you’ll probably end up paying a lot more for the initial installation. Your payback period will be longer. You’ll have to wait a many more years to realise positive cash flow.

Bottom line: If you’re considering solar, take action now before the RET is repealed and the government makes you pay more for your solar system.

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